Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans' Thumb-Wrestling Battle is What We Need in 'Civil War'
It's no secret that Steve Rogers and Tony Stark don't see eye to eye in the highly anticipated Captain America: Civil War, but is there any possibility that Cap and Iron Man will eventually settle their differences? Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. have finally decided to engage in the most vicious battle to find a winner: a thumb-wrestling war.
Evans and Downey were together on stage at the Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards, where they presented an exclusive new Civil War trailer featuring additional footage of Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther and Anthony Mackie's Falcon. Naturally, it wouldn't be a proper presentation without a few jokes about the feud between Captain America and Iron Man, so Evans and Downey declared that they should just settle things on stage with a thumb war.
This wasn't just any ordinary thumb-wrestling match either. Evans had prepared for the fight with a blue Captain America mask for his thumb while Downey had a red Iron Man mask. The two counted off for the wrestling match before announcing, "I want a Captain America Civil War!"
Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. settle Avengers feud with a thumb war at #KCAs https://t.co/gUaoKiFY1b
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 13, 2016
But who won this round? Unfortunately, the fight was cut off when music was played and the two proceeded to introduce the Civil War trailer.
The trailer that debuted at the KSA was fairly similar to the new Civil War trailer that was released on Thursday night. However, there is additional footage showing Mackie's Sam Wilson in action as well as Steve trying to prevent a building collapse with his bare hands. It's no surprise that the brief but memorable shot of Tom Holland's Spider-Man with Captain America's shield was met with screams and applause.
Captain America: Civil War also stars Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Don Cheadle, Paul Bettany, Paul Rudd and William Hurt. The film crashes into theaters on May 6.